The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the United States is $2.85 and rising. The price was $2.34 a year ago. In the country’s largest state by population, the price is much higher and continues to move toward $4.

This Saturday, May 5, marks the 144th year of the Kentucky Derby, the longest-running sports event in American history. Since the famed race’s inception in 1875, there have only been a select few horses that have earned the prestigious Triple Crown honor, which entails winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes all in the same season.

Horse racing’s most prestigious event, the Kentucky Derby, will be run for the 144th time on Saturday, May 5. By the early evening, horse-racing fans will know if the winner of the annual Run for the Roses is among the fastest horses ever to cross the finish line at Churchill Downs.